ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM-TV)- After a recent study done by ‘WalletHub’, New York was found to be the sixth-best state to raise a family in the U.S. with Pennsylvania landing the twenty-fourth spot.
New York also received the first place spot for the most family fun state in the country and came in fourth for affordability.
Pennsylvania received a top ten spot by getting ranked tenth in affordability.
You can view the whole article on the ‘WalletHub’ website and the complete chart can be viewed below:
2020’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family
Overall Rank (1 = Best) | State | Total Score | ‘Family Fun’ Rank | ‘Health & Safety’ Rank | ‘Education & Child Care’ Rank | ‘Affordability’ Rank | ‘Socio-economics’ Rank |
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1 | Minnesota | 63.71 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
2 | Mass. | 63.22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 |
3 | North Dakota | 62.40 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
4 | Vermont | 61.09 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 6 |
5 | New Hampshire | 60.94 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
6 | New York | 60.71 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
7 | New Jersey | 59.12 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
8 | Nebraska | 58.02 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
9 | Connecticut | 56.76 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 40 |
10 | Washington | 56.39 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 18 |
11 | South Dakota | 56.37 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 7 |
12 | Iowa | 56.34 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
13 | Wisconsin | 56.28 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
14 | Rhode Island | 56.15 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
15 | Colorado | 54.25 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 12 |
16 | Illinois | 54.23 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 37 |
17 | California | 53.88 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 28 |
18 | Maine | 53.47 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 17 |
19 | Utah | 53.02 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 3 |
20 | Virginia | 52.66 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
21 | Wyoming | 52.55 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 16 |
22 | Montana | 51.70 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 45 | 9 |
23 | Hawaii | 51.55 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 14 |
24 | Pennsylvania | 50.71 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 24 |
25 | Kansas | 50.03 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 13 |
26 | Missouri | 49.76 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
27 | Oregon | 48.81 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 33 | 23 |
28 | Ohio | 48.16 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 44 |
29 | Idaho | 47.85 | 40 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 2 |
30 | Maryland | 47.35 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 32 |
31 | Delaware | 46.88 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 25 |
32 | Indiana | 46.73 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 21 |
33 | Texas | 45.59 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 31 |
34 | Michigan | 45.30 | 38 | 23 | 42 | 6 | 27 |
35 | Alaska | 44.09 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 47 |
36 | Kentucky | 43.88 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 39 |
37 | Tennessee | 43.58 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 41 | 22 |
38 | North Carolina | 43.55 | 27 | 37 | 25 | 40 | 30 |
39 | Florida | 42.07 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 50 | 43 |
40 | Nevada | 40.94 | 4 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 46 |
41 | Arizona | 40.78 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 48 | 26 |
42 | Georgia | 39.42 | 29 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 42 |
43 | South Carolina | 39.25 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 43 | 34 |
44 | Oklahoma | 37.02 | 37 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 33 |
45 | Arkansas | 36.98 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 36 | 35 |
46 | Alabama | 36.78 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 22 | 38 |
47 | West Virginia | 36.57 | 50 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 41 |
48 | Louisiana | 36.35 | 19 | 46 | 47 | 31 | 49 |
49 | Mississippi | 31.88 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 50 |
50 | New Mexico | 30.68 | 41 | 42 | 50 | 46 | 48 |